Name: Brett Solberg
Title: Peace Protest on the Victoria Embankment
Location: Charing Cross Footbridge, London
Program: The London School of Economics, Academic Year 2002-2003
Description: This photo was taken from the Charing Cross Footbridge across the Thames facing southward toward Parliament on the Victoria Embankment in London during the largest peace protest in U.K. history.

It was a unique time to be in Europe and especially in England. The U.S. news media would have had us believe that the English people were fully behind Blair's push for war. I was trying to decide if I wanted to go photograph the protest and I read that morning some commentary on an American news website about how the European protests were being dismissed by American politicians as made up of "a bunch of screaming hippies." I thought I would go watch for myself to see if the newsmakers were right.

The students I met at the LSE in London tended to be very left-wing, by the standards to which I was accustomed, and protests at the university were an acknowledged fact of life. I often dismissed them out of hand because they were small and basically organized by, you guessed it: "a bunch of screaming hippies." But when I stood on the bridge, snapped this photograph, and realized the facts that this was only about two or three percent of the protestors, I thought that one might be free to disagree with these people, but there is no way anyone could ever dismiss them.

Name: Brett Solberg
Title: Where Did Everybody Go?
Location: Hardknott Pass, Cumbria, U.K.
Program: The London School of Economics, England, Academic Year 2002-2003
Description: The little goat in this picture was only about 15 feet from the edge of a cliff that dropped down into a deep valley. He was probably thinking that we were too close to the edge, but I know we were a little concerned for him. His herd was nowhere to be found, but there was plenty of good grass under the layer of dead brown stuff.

The fell (English word for mountain) in this picture is among the highest in England. It is part of the Hardknott pass, the steepest road in England, which snakes its way through the Cumbrian Mountains. Virtually no one lives in this area of England, but as evidenced by the network of stone fences up the very steep mountain in the background, all of the land is in use. I often wondered if there was a single square foot of land in England that wasn't farmed, paved, or at least named. Click here for info on ordering a reprint of this photo

Name: Ian Richard White
Title: Goolarabooloo Child
Location: Northwestern Australia, The Kimberley
Program: Parish Fellowship, Summer 2003
Description: The children of the Goolarabooloo are incorporated from an early age into their tribe's ceremonial rites in the hope that their traditional way of living will not die out with each passing age. Richard, the child in the photo, is coated in white ochre, a traditional form of body art that denotes protection amongst other things.

Name: Hanna Garth
Title: The Last Boat in Achao
Location: Achao/Chiloe, Chile
Program: Culture, Development and Social Justice Program
School for International Training, Fall 2003
Description: Just off of the coast of Chile's southernmost tip lies a series of smaller islands. The biggest of these islands is the island of Achao. When I arrived in Achao, I really thought it was a deserted island, not a soul in sight, when I finally ran into someone and asked what was going on they explained that just about EVERYONE on the island worked out on the salmon fishing farms. In the ice cold waters between Achao and Chiloe you can find almost all of the men, women and teenagers amongst millions of salmon, 80% of which are exported straight to the US. The salmoneras are a new installment in Achao, the industry was attracted there because the old waters, protected by the surrounding islands are the rare circumstances needed to raise salmon. The people of Achao used to be subsistence farmers, who fished on the side both for their families and as a business. Now all the boats have been washed ashore, since not only is there no longer time to fish, but with the salmon fisheries there aren't many other fish around either. Click here for info on ordering a reprint of this photo

Name: Kevin Dudney
Title: The SARS Scare
Location: Mong Kok, Hong Kong
Program: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Rice University Exchange Program, Spring 2003
Description: Looking back now, I am amazed that I called this picture, and others like it, "The SARS Scare." At the time all the exchange students in Hong Kong were not taking the epidemic very seriously; we snickered at all the people in the streets of the always crowded Mong Kok district. I had no idea at the time that the pictures of the masked locals would be my last pictures in Hong Kong. I left on a trip, and "The SARS Scare" became an epidemic, and I still have not been back. Click here for info on ordering a reprint of this photo

Name: Linda Lee
Title: Walking the Cow
Location: Yangshuo, China
Program: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Rice University Exchange Program, Fall 2003
Description: The karst limestone peaks of Yangshuo, China is considered one of the most beautiful places in the country. But to the villagers who farm rice and live amongst the peaks, it's just another day walking the cow. This woman flashed us a weathered smile when we passed her and offered us a ride on her cowÖ but for a price. "One dollaaa," she offered, but of course price can be negotiated. Click here for info on ordering a reprint of this photo

Name: Victoria GÛmez
Title: Punting Down the River Cam on a Summer Afternoon
Location: Cambridge, England
Program: University of Cambridge, England, Academic Year 2002-2003
Description: Spending the year abroad at the University of Cambridge, I became very attached to the River Cam and its scenic route along the "backs" of many of the colleges. During the stunning summer days I would go punting down the river, relaxing and enjoying the lovely English summer afternoon. Click here for info on ordering a reprint of this photo